<TITLE>11. Par 111-115</TITLE>L-111 Now, the 1st chapter, 1st verse, was introduced to--to John. Now, who is the writer? John--John. It was not a revelation of John, and we know that it wasn't, because it was the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was--he was chosen for a disciple. And the--the Book Itself reveals the thing, that it was Jesus Christ to Who He was revealing.
And It was sent to the--and signified this by His angel unto John. We do not know who the angel was. The Bible doesn't say who the angel was. But we know that it was a prophet, 'cause the Bible later said that "I, Jesus have sent My angel to testify of these things which must shortly come to pass."

L-113 Then we find out that when John started to worship the angel, the angel said, "See that you do it not." Revelations 22, I believe it is. And he said, "For I am of Thy fellow servants and of the prophets." It might've been Elijah. It might've been one of the prophets. John was an apostle, but this prophet was sent. And John being an apostle... Look at the nature of the rest of his epistles; prove that it wasn't John wrote it, because it has no nature like John. Take I John and II John, so forth, and read it. And look at the nature of that, then look at the nature of this. John was a writer and was an apostle, but this is the spirit of a prophet. It's a different person altogether. See? Wasn't John's writing, wasn't John's revelation; It was God's revelation of Jesus Christ to the churches. And it had... John was just a writer, the scribe, and--and the Book declares the same.
Now, it wasn't addressed to John; It was a--addressed to the church. All right. John at that time was the pastor of the Ephesian church. And now, the Book is addressed to John--or to the church, not to John.

L-115 Now, the 3rd verse He announces the blessings; listen at this.
Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
What time is at hand? The time these things take place, when this Revelation of Jesus Christ is completed in each church age.
Now, the reason He wrote it like this, if he'd have said... Well, now, if he'd... They was looking for Him to... If it'd been revealed. If he--it would've been revealed to John that He was going to come as soon as those churches there was finished... That's the way John thought it. But if it was, them churches, as soon as they was finished, they come... If he knew, if it had been revealed to him there was going to be seven long church ages, several thousand years, or several hundreds of years, then there wouldn't be no reason of waiting, they'd just live their church age out.
Therefore, God spoke it and it wasn't revealed to them. It wasn't revealed to Martin Luther, the things that John Wesley knew about the Scripture. It isn't revealed to the Baptists what the Pentecostals knows about Scripture. Because it's in a different age; it's a different time, and God reveals His things just in the season.
Oh, you can't plant corn in the springtime and reap at the same time. You plant a seed and it grows to maturity. God plants His Word, and then It grows right out, and then we look back and say, "There It was." Why, sure, we see It after It's been revealed.


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